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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLucknow Sentinel, 1890-05-02, Page 2se A B -a -a -d Man. (Fromtne rhaven,'Wash, Herald.) The woorr.+it I ever know'd is twin' aero- r * " ellti the folks at' detains is a tryin to run ./Se dgo.:to 2neotin', and I tell what I think, Tharp t a time8. when he dont make no bones in s Lakin"' t g drink y • I've,heernit.said he gambles, an' I know he « smokes an'chew, , y�,..,,;....•.,,..�.r-.-m, a" aI'tfiti• c OW fer certain what the truth about • 4tt'--oometo tbin'ik-I cleano as it'e any of my e' But ther's thinge I do know on him 'at I ain't afeerd to tell *---::.--_...._.-_-- - bat-hodoe�, au'-'keepe-'em mightydark an' •w, * deep as any well. seed him give a cripple a twenty Wdollar bill, ' I h ern tell the cripple to be keep] of til#,__7 know he's got a waggin that leaves groceries an' etch ith a lot of helpless people who is fur from being rioh. ' bla. • z. t. • '• w}11 try to believe ft, Gaep&rd, indeed I But, U only it were nearly over, if even this were the last 1 I' am_ so -tired of pain,, and more wane always ooming." " Poor little one 1 " said Gaspard, careelingly, hardly knowinghow to answer her. " Perhaps things will grow' brighter after this. We nfast hope, atilt, for indeed we can echo Lamartine'e sentiments, ' IGte nous Tule ue L'Esperance..•.c ' z,. �r � +braap�rt7iiq "�iemsir who apparently ` felt himself neglected; and eprnng on to Esperanoe's shoulder with a remonstrating " mew." She could not help smiling through her tears, and ilius the disonseion of the dean's letter ended. Later-hrthe-day-Gaspard-wiofe to ooept the offer of a home for Esperanoe, and to ask the dean to fix the time of her coming. In -reply ...to tlas__Esperanca---received. a letter tram Cornelia, naming, a day in the following week for her arrival. The letter in itself was oertainly not unkind, and yet Q speranoe was thoroughly chilled b it. Than the bond of many • another man who wars I lmow he's public, sperited, an' know he ellen 1,o,t up his' money, plentiful. for any public gotintrusts in lots er things that's makin' money fast, • .An' I know clivy with a friend as long as that,itin last. -,4•' I know he's got a lot. er men a -working ali the Ain know. he pays 'ern mighty well an' treats ataaktiowaapolieney-loves-biner,---ana laic filen& -in atanch an' true, ' An' I think, somehow, sich men as that had • ADOPTED BY THE DEAN tiliAFTER XL &valence midlesepard waited hopefully for "I° deareo Xellia. trying to persuade themselves that,. now the floor had been 'staked, the worst was over, and that their pride would be spared further pain. They.were cruelly disappointed. in their 'The letter bearing the Riloheater pod. mark oame early the next m sparanatebent over hie shoulder exclaim- - at ,the arabbed, illegible ,handwriting. " • They idecdahered it elowly and, with cliff'. The opening sentiments were not unkind, the Arta page being almost entirely occupied awith referenoes to the siege Of Paris and Coininents on the present date of France ; hiet then, unluckily, came a sentenoe which smide.the olive cheeks. of the two refugees 'Audi orimeon. • et. 1.1 Das not for me to judge how id your , ' prevent poverty arises from the disturbed state . of your country, or from negligence an the part of Monsieur de Mabillon-from whiahever cause it artse_se I feet bound, as 'onvonotherai lertit'hei-e-te give you assist - • • " I did think they would have asked you to take meahere ; but there is not a single word about you." • Gaspard read on in silence, trying to see the good points of the letter, but et ilently " It ie certainly a little cold," he owned, has evidently thought of you, and made arrangements. She speaks of meeting you, too, at the dation, whit:hie kind." " I ehall not like her," said Esperanto, -ina-as haid tie a stone. You try to make the beat of it; man and ; but confess now, 'that yoa agree With me." " Of course I should have been iamb happier if they had asked me to take you to Rile/Jester, and if there had been a little more warmth in the letter ; but I think you are wrong to judge so much from thie. The Englieh are naturally more cautious and reserved than we are. Perhaps ehe waits to love you till she knows you.'- " Then she will never love me, andel shall 'never love said Eeperanoe, passionately. " To be watched and sorntinieed, and to have one's merits and failings ,weighed -how unbearable it will " Nonsense, oherie; they will love you - they cannot help it ; only it is but fair that you should go prepared to love them." Es ran, ereedata.thisan-theor.ye-fahe was not quite earl how it would be in The week passed very qtriokly. and all too soon the dreaded day arrived To the very lad &Tonna° hoped that something would occur to prevent it. Gaspard would hear of some work, M. Lemercier would forward an unexpected dividend, or something would happen at Riloheeter-the dean might be ill, or the house burned down 1 " Gaapard, stop 1 do not read any more ; it is too cruel I How dare he speak so of Gaspard drew a deep breath, but refused to pat down the letter. If your sake I must have help, at, whatever a "'With regard to employment for your- . Isla I am afraid OSMOOt be of service to you, my influence, apart from the clerical world, being but small. As you put 11 very rightly in your letter, your sister is, doubt- _ fess, the first consideration. I regret fo - hear that her Width hoe suffered from the prilioni of the deg% and trust that the plan am about to offer for your approval will soon be the means of restoeing her. I sister as an inmate of our home. She will there have.all the advantages of the (tom- Th panionehip of her cousin", and of the beat some ' Moiety of Ribeheater and the neighborhood, teace4 of lo and will, I hope find the' change both limeade! and congenial. Being thus re- True lieved from what must, I feel convinced, be happ a heavy responsibility to You, you will be but a beeter able to 'rapport youraelf, and more taint free to undertake whatever saitableemploy- she meat you may meet with. Awaiting your reply, I beg to remain your% faithfully, cared depen "The Deanery, Rilehester, 29,th, May, 1871." annatrevy Esperanoe's brain grew dizzy as she read. steppe She could not cry-ehe could not exclaim , It w vehemently.. Only one low ejaculation of from a time Gaspard did not, attempt to speak, but he looked drew her.oloeer to him. through her mind ; LAS home at Rilohester awn, -e-could ehe accept it ? Would it really be rows, r snob a relief to Gaspard ? _Could she tree, possibly bear such a dreedful humiliation ? Instino She had aimed made up her mind to it mate ' when, with a sudden revateion, came the deepeat ;remembrance of the dean's slighting bright . Mention of her father. Then wounded lOve heart. and pride could no longer keep sites:me. was ab Gaspard, darling I cennot bear ie 1 To felt lees go to hie house, te live with him, when he One has insulted papa, and still insults his -she w memory 1' No, nal it is quite imposeible:- honte, quite 1 English - She was sobbing row-writaing in that to her, intense, mental pain of whioh only the most than n sensitively organized minds are capable. It Rilches ,yeas we'l she could not see Gaapard's face condo -the -straggle between pride and . teem ex love, against humility end trne love, was A ta Aerially apparent. He knew that Esper. classic% once trusted implicitly in hina, that what- Italian sver decision he made ehe would how to it ; the care eendeaet the very coneciouenete of his power that e was a check. His heart cried out paeeion- French ' likely to heep her near him -to lose all, to detail o toeffer all rather than be separated. His d ' a, ride urged him to refute? tbe roffer d jacket, elp, to struggle on alone. Bat against !the beck these voices there -arose another. Gatiperd, I hat, ver in hie Misery, had prayed for /*dance, and teen& the guidance was given. His eyee fell on By top the carved wooden crose hanging from Esperen &Terence's neck -poor Jay deal souvenir. Ms fact changed. When at length he epolie and pns " Cherie, I feel sure it is right for you , polite gr go -that even the eeparation willies for onr good in some way we cannot yet see, Think ata -of what our father seal jot before he died " , " All things work together for good," teteei 16, But nothing did happen. In a few hours ehe was walking with Gaspard to the station, feeling lilee one in a horrible dream, while, in advanoe, the baker's boy was wheeling her boxes on a truck. Perhapsehe would turn them over, and so mies the train and-delay-heredertare. taut nol nothing would go oat of its orairee. They arrived in good time the ticket wee taken, the for her, and put her in charge of a Middle-aged lady ; and then came the parsing. The English lady was quite startled by such detnonetration in a public' place ; but Esperanite did Mt heed her. Just as the tram was going off Geepard found voice to " Courage, cherie it will not be forever. Promise me to hope alwaye, however dark things look." And Eimer/woe promised, trying bravely to cheek her fast -falling tears. _ _ _ The whistled shrieked, the train moved between brother and sister, and Esperance was borne swiftly away to the North. CHAPTER XII. ere can be few people who have not at time in their life felt the utter misery in all its fullness for the first time. , she bad often been lonely sad an. y during the siege, but that had been passing trouble, relieved by Gaspard's n in a few hours ; Cele, in its 'emer- y, seemed never-ending. Then, too, was so accustomed to be petted and for, that the very feeling of self- dence which would have pleased some wt(a)misery to her ; she was like pleat torn down from its strong rt, and left trailing on the oold earth. as long before she could rouse herself her grief ; a dim senee of the duty of anagement helped her, however, after , and she sat up with an effort, and out of the window. The landscape dull -looking fielda, wonderfully bounded the lineawhile the hedge - alloyed here and there by a solitary looked formal and unintereeting. tively she ,raised her eyes•-fleeoy donde were floating in a sky of the blue and as she gazed up into the depth's comfort came to her heavy .She remembered that the same sky great trouble was epered Esperance as not in the least ehy ; the mauvaise which werild have tormented an girl in her positien, neVer occurred and if her howl beat rather quicker stud when the neap arrived ht ter,, and she looked to Bee if her were on tbe.platform, it was eineply 11 and ' rather ungainly lady, with 1 features and small, shortsighted eyee, wee manning the windows of hittaronet be Cornelia, and with a girl's observation Molt in every f her person sad, attire et a glance • pace, and very much creased ; meant to be fitting, bnt too loose in , and badly out abota the neck ; ' time the train had etopped, and ce, who had been carried some Way a ady, sprang from the carriage, 1 tang her way back through the revolaing in' her mind the most O R �:six:CUC'wrvu4;Fx--.,e..�.•-,...,...—_;J:AS•�e' ti 3 ! Lama- , T:,hope yoa,haso had awleasau journey Esperanto took the proffered hand, ani responded to'the formal " How do you do ? ' contrasting them with the warmth of the most ordinary meeting in France. Cornelia was evidently determined to lose no time ; she made prompt inquiries after the luggage, made Eeperance identify it, drove off in silence, Eeperance witting for her cousin to begip the conversation, Cornelia, contemplating the little French girl, and wondering what her father would say to her very foreign appearance. An eagerexolemation-frogs-Espera •. broke the lee. " The cathedral l eh, but it is beantifal ! it is magnificent l What . height=what massiveness -1 Inever dreamed -that it was so ezquieite 1" She had unoonsoionaly released into French. Cornelia was surprised and AMA- replied, with made more warmth in her tone. " I am glad .you appreoiate such " And is Lay uncle's house near t9 the cathedral? ". " Not so near as many other houses. The - close is, occupied chiefly by the canons. See, we are entering it now ; beyond this is the Vicaral Court, and we pass through that to the deenery. Esperanto:I. glanced curiously at the gray oldebouseee but deciding-thate they were" triste. she turned again to the cathedral, feasting her eyes on its beauty. The gray walls of the Vioar's Court soon hid it, how- ever, and Esperanoe, as they drew near tbeir destination, began to picture in her mind the kind of welcome whioh awaited her. Her cousins would probably be all waiting he the hall, they would hasten for-, ward to embrace her, the dean would bid her weloome, and compliment her on her good looks.' This had always been her experienoe when her father took her to visit the families of his friendsin 1:Argne. Her heart beat high with expectant hope when the oarriage stopped, her preconceived dieliketo the dean only adding a zest to her excitement. The footman rang the bell, two solemn strokes of the dapper resulting, which echoed long in the quiet court. Eeperenoe gave a slight shiver, it. eounded The door was opened, and Cornelia led the Way -up the steps' and into a large, square hall, dimly lighted from above. Esperanoe looked in vain for the dean, and for her °mains -they were nowhere to be seen ' " Where is Bertha ? " she asked of her " Bertha 1 " seid Cornelia, a little sur - .know I am sure ; perhaps we shall findher in the drawing room. Yon Will have some :athin, gweiAyon now, before you take off your Tea at such an hour seemed strange enough to Esperanoe ; however, she accented, -and ante etakerfaarialatite Well- proportioned ram, whioh might have been very handsome had it ot been overorowded way between the tab ee, and chairs, and with (maid farniture. She threaded her °sem:lane, feeling quite oppressed by the en -prevailing purple--oarpet, curtains, furniture, even the Wall -paper, were all in a shade Of the same color. In the deep win. dowseat, at the further end of the room, sat Mrs. Mortlake and Bertha. They both rose as Cornelia and Esperanoe approaohe'd. " SO the traveler 'has arrived," mid Christabel, coming forward and kissing had a pleasant journey, dear ? ' Esperance's heart was warmed by the term of endearment : she answered the question in the affirmative, unconecionely telling a story ; then she turned eagerly to Bertha, the comin from whom she hoped great things. She was much disappointed, though the cold unmeaning kiss prepared her in some degree. She looked up sax - lonely -Bertha was pretty, fair -complex- ioned, and blue-eyed, but her whole wiped was listless and uninterested. The glances of the two comins met for an instant. Berthe'e indifferent, dreamy, blue eyes, and Esperanoe's eager, flashing, e brown ones looked fall at each other ; then, as if by mutual consent, they both turned away without farther remark Mre. Mortlake made Esperance sit down, and poured her out a cup of dreadinlly eirong tea, which reminded her foroibly of some of Javotte's tisanes, and while she was still trying to drink it without betraying her disgust, the door opened and the dreaded dean entered. He was really a beautiful old man, and Eoperance could not find it in her heart to dislike him • at the same time (Ale was, for onoe a little embar- rassed -it seemed so strange to meet him thus, to haat) entered his house, as it were, by stealth, to be actually drinking his most 'objectionable tea before he had bade her ,weloome She went to meet him half timidly. Cornelia, noticieg this, rose too. " Father, our pousin have arrived " ; then aside to &prance, " speak loud, he is a " Welcome, my dear," ' said the dean, kissing her on her forehead. " You have had an agreeable journey, I hope ? " " Yes, thank you, mete," said poor Espeaanoe, fibbing for the third time ; would these dreedfal people never ask her anything dee, she wondered. " You'are welcome, my dear," repeated the dean, still holding hea hand in hie, and shaking it gently, " welcome for your mother's sake. I loved your mother dearly, though she acted against ray wishee once, but I loved her in spite of that." " I should hope so," thought Esperance, ooloring, and trying to disengage her hand; but her uncle still held it " Let me look at yeti, my dear," Reid he, drawing her to the windo* and scanning her feateree, while Esperance took the opportunity to -study hie face. " Ah 1 I had hoped you woald be like poor Amy, bat there is •nci resernblanoe- sighed deeply. " The image of her father -a regular De Mehillon-so terribly Poor &Terence flashed angrily • this ast sentence wee doubtless intended as a pliloquy, but it could not fail to hurt her. She had not recovered herself, when the earl, relapsing inM his ordinary tone said cousin ? I believe I am not mile - she began. isetneened instantly. re, se efraid h 'reimsrk watt too ' addan and unexpected, .however. Egpesanoe could not bear to speak ot• her Lather after that unlucky sentenoe " terribly French." The refer - 'times to bis death had brought b ok all her sad recollections of the 30th oi�November, and each yearning for hie pre see that, do what she would, she aonld not restrain her tears. nail . fats,,a , ;teraei ii rd 1iten turned.. _ gl" �"i o Cornelia. appealingly to " You wanld • like to dome to your room, would you not ? I will show yon the way." Eeperance gladly followed, making no secret of her tears as her couein led her hrough the-hdll once more, and np=a dark oak etairoase. All the sympathy which Cornelia showed and " antiquated " mea i(� She framed a reply, however, deateronel " They were the only. hooka I could obtain, and I am afraid I w too- ignorant to. see their -faults. I hope yo will be so ad as to adviee-me now, and ten I shall Make no more mistakes." Cornelia promised her nasi t& viii d ore; bu�`' there was no graoiouenees in her anner, and Eeperanoe'e warm thanks eeemed almost to annoy her. It was n relief when the dean returned, for it put a stop to the long string of qua: - Stone, end -though- himadventwagq,gguiokly followed by a second editiorf of stlfipg tea, Eeperance endure it with equanimity, so khanktul was she for any interruption. An veiling of desultory oonvereati`on followed, nd at ten the household assembled for amity prayers, and then dispersed for the ight• suppose my father noticed you werearying," a whioh, however mode it might have oda- f forted an Engllsh girl, teeenoa the alighted n with injunctions to be ready for dinner an hour ; and Esperance threw hers upon the bed, calling despairingly to h father, and dying till she maid ory longer: When she was thoroughly exhausted, dried her eyes. and though by no men comforted, put her grief aside, and began survey her new room. Itawae large an bare, with curious old hesme supportin the ceiling, which was so low that she fe quite oppressed oy its nearness ; an ugl .er own room, though as leneliness was in more than ever notioesble and its vastness elf deoidely unpleasant. She walked round it. er with some misgivings, making her candle no shine into all dark corners. No ghoste were found. but as she sat down the ea dle he on the central table, her eye oaugh e no shadow, apparently, of a large head on he to opposite wall. She was startled, but the d next minute dietiovered that it was only g caused by a large glass of wall-flowere„ lt which some one had placed on ,her table y since dinner. This was a piece of real a since her arrival. True, her adoption t in itself was a kindness, bat the ooldnees of 4 her 0011Bille in a great measure spoiled it, and though ehe was, to a certain, extent, grateful for her maintenance, it was with a • gratitude altogether different to that *Wash t she felt for the unexpected gift of flowers. - She was just about to put. out her light, r when there came a knook at her doer, and a d middletaged servant entered to ask tf she could be of ana use. 4Esperance rightly conjecitured that this Kidderminster.carpet,.,, also_.offended.-.-h. eyes, and ehe would greatly have preferre, t uneven, red -brink floor of her room a Mabillon to the hideous combination of red white, and yellow which Mrs. Mortlake ha selected. Wearied with her short view of her oom monplaoe surroundings, ehe rose and wen to the window, hungering for aomethin, fresh or beautiful. Once more an eage exclamation escaped her as ehe gaze again on the grand cathedral; silo. buttress' and oanopied niche, . eaoh beaati• fully proportioned window was a new de- light, while greater distance only lent fresh beauty to the glorious tower. The 'chiming of the clock recalled her to her present misery. It was certainly time to drese for dinner. She hated the thought of encountering again bee most dieappoint- ing relations, and now that the first exoite- mein of her aeriviatamecover„-began-tes-fee very tired and ill, quite unequal to the effort of English speaking. For the dinner she was unprepared, and therefore dreaded nothing ; bat her heart sank when, the gong having sounded, and the solemn -procession from drawing -room to dining -room taken place, she found her- self 'in a hot, gaslit room, . wish all the windows curtained, and the beataiial sun- set light shut out. Pdrs. Mortlake explained that her father disliked dining by daylight ; and &Ter- ence, though she could scarcely breathe, tried Mandan it. She was so unaccustomed to formal meals, and had for the last year lived in such extremefrugality, that -the -long -sub- stantial dinner was a real penance to her. Conversation did not flow, and had it not been for the alight amusemcuit which she managed to derive from the awkward waiting of the footman, and from the many peculiarities of her musing, she would have been both dull and unhappy. As it was, she managed to strangle her yawns till at lad thts ordeal was over, and the ladies returned to the purer atmosphere of the Bertha it once took up a book, and retired behind it for the evening. Mrs. Mortlake and Cornelia devoted themselves to a complete examination of Everette°. Their questions evere not a little embar- rassing, and Mrs. Mortlake's in particuler were framed in ouch an uncomfortible way, that in epite of Esperance's readiness to talk* ehe found it almost imposeible to edge in a word. For at least half an hour such A catechism as the following was otirried on : " And your brother's name is-?" " He is oalled Gaspard, ray-." " He is jast twenty-two." " Then you came to London in-? " " And the siege of Paris was over on-?" " On the 29th of January, my cousin." By the time Mrs. Mortlake bad exhausted her material for questions, Esperance wee thoroughly exasperated, and her preference for Christabel was quickly put to flight, She turned with a feeling of relief to Cor- nelia.; but her first question, though leavieg ample scope for a prolonged answer, was quite as embarrassing in its way. " How has your education been carried Eel:armee was puzzled, indeed, to ariewer " Since the war I have done sicarcely any- thing," she faltered, by no means,reaseared by Cornelia's evident surprise. " It was impossible, indeed, to study at . such a time." " Where there's a will there's a way," said Cornelia, dryly. " It wee a most fatal mistake to allow you to be idle at that age; no amount of after work can comperieate for that lost year. Who was your teacher ?" " My father taught me everything," re- plied Esperanoe, casting down her head to hide the etarting tears, except that when we were at Mabillon I went to thesonvent every afternoon for leesona in music and needle -work." " And yen have really done,nothing since the war ? " asked. Cornelia, in en 3h a borri- _fled tope that Esperanto could not help smiling to herself, though at the same time she reeked her brains for an answer. " Gaspard and I used to study when we came to London," she said, at -lest. a I read several English books." that. What class of books ? " " I began with 'Poets Book of Martyrat " said Eeperance, innocently " it was very good, but a little triste, and then I read ' The Fairchild Family,' which I Sound very amusing." " You could hardly have seletted two more useless books. -Could yon not see et the time how narrow and antiquated they were ? " said Cornelia, with contempt. She hed minuted a good deal on this English. And so your fathea was killed in the reading, and it was hard te heve waded lege of Para; ? " tbiongli two long vol meg, and then to flnd He did not mean it unkindlyt_but,*aeattee that eheficd. onlytentateelthoatitarett-elforia you ad tention ly inflioted pain on others t the no • the least idea' whet the word; " narr " must be the nurse, and fanoying eo nees eo poor Javotte in her manner felt greatly drawn to her. " I have finiehed unpacking my box. thank you," abe replied. " Can you tell me who brought me these beeutiful giroftees jau"neTthe"wall-flowers, miss ? I am glad ./ yon. liase-thena--I-ehooga:;ti-they-wuuld-ha' kind of company for you. " How good of you so bring them 1 yes, indeed, I like them so much, they remind , me of our old garden in France, they grew eo beautifully on the ruins." " Indeed, mine, I didn't know such things grew in foreign parts. However, I hope that will make you feel more at home like. Shall 1 take your candle, miss ? " " Yes, please," said Reiterate:3e, laying down her head on the pillow -then, as a sudden rush of homesiokness eeized her. " and pleases kiss Me. mime, for I am ao lonely, and you remind me of our dear old JaTvohtete-nuurse ;dewed her respectfully, &r- and left the room ; and Esperanoe, though she cried hereelf to sleep, wee comforted to know that she liad et least one friend in the deanery. - Mrs. Mortlake lingered for some time in her sister's room, diecassing the events of the day, and arranging for the morrow. " And what do you think of Esperanoe?" he asked, at length, more to continue the conversation than because she cered to now Cornelia's opinion. " It. is too soap for me'to say yet," replied died* gravely. " Ah 1 you are always so cautions! " said Mrs. Mortlake, laughingly. " Now, though do not pretend to have half your peteetra- ion, and have not a single theory to go by, et I flatter myself I can read that obereoter " Well ? "'asked Cornelia, a little ' morn- " To begin with, then, she is as proud tte uoifer, and hag evidently been made a reat deal of ; who ever saw an English rl of sixteen so easy and self-possessed ; hy, she might have been twenty 1 " " And that is all you have discovered out her ? Well, I certainly have not done mai more myself, except that I noticed an imaginative mind.. Fortunately, oux ther seems pleased with her." a, he was so evidently disappoin ed with her appearance when he first saw er.'' "First impressions go for little," said Cornelia ; " it will be eerie a indeed, ' my father does not take to her, since we ' She is French to a degree," said Mrs. rtlake, " and not even pretty ; did you 4 Really, I am the last person to give an nion on each points, Christabel. As far tures were good, but that at present she uoh too thin and ill to be pretty. Hut et ne dismiss the subjeot-goodetight." Good -night," replied Mrs. Mortlake, ing up her candle to go ; but most uredly she is not pretty." he door oloeed upon her eider. So that is it 1 jealousy for p or little g queen ot the dullest party at Rilobes- ,141 a is already beginning 1 Oh, 0 'Inaba, little changed yonatre 'roue the days n a ball was no pleasure if you were not belle of the night when you preferred to being second elsewhere. Luckily, ever, there are so many years between ranee and Bella, that their interests not likely to clash, but I forme that stabel will make that childa life a, en to her. • What an acconet she gave st really devote some of my time to though I can ill afford it." . (To be Continued). sr �,f a gi ab he of fa do yo ha Mo thi opi 88 is m do 1 41 tak as t Bell ho w whe the bein ter, ho w Eepe are Chri burd of he I mu her, In a discourse before hie old congrega- tion ie Chicago, the Rev. Robert Collyer, of Nese York, is reported by the Inter- Oeeats as saying : " If the angel should come to me with the gift of life in his hand, and give me the opportunity to live it over again, I would not have it." Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes onoe said tied easy crying widows \take new htujo bands atoned. There is nothing like weit'' weather, he nays, for t ra n apt ding. WhaPathettediter, Wee to pease ca. °DO' ' of Ida acquittal -ammo as " a pretty, young woman,' the compositor should be very careful not 10 leave that comme,ont.